88<J ThefixtBookcof 



^ThePlace. 



%^t 35e»|^ loueti) a plmne op^n countrv> anD motllttre. 



^Thetimff. 



SClje Bttcb blotoef ^ antt bjeafeetb fmjtlj into netuc leaocs , at 

 tbe eno of apjill o? spa^ ♦ SCfie mtfiht ripe in September cu^n 



fottl) tl)e c^ernnt^ 



:i^ T/^tf names. 



, SCtie IBeeclj tree is calleD in CDrokc ?»>o?:tn fi-atine , Fagus : in 

 JFrcncIj, Fc«/r4« .• in bigli S)oucij, l!5ucbbaum, o;i llBucbc: in bafe 

 iaimaigne, ilBuecfeenboem ♦ SDtie frnit is notoe caUeD in Itatine, 

 NucesFagi : iniFrencb> F^iwr .• in bafe ^Unaigne , HBuecfeen 

 nocthen^ : in (Englil^ , IBdrcb malf , 



i^The nature. 



2C|je leaucs of SBeeclj oo c©le. SLtje feernell of tl^ fruit \B Um* 



foliat moilt anD toarme* 



:{, The vertues. 



nt Imuts of HBe^i) are terp p^ofitabl^ laiD to t^t beginning ^ 

 of |)ot fiDcUinops, bItSers, anD t}lcer£$. 



SC^e Uiater t^at is founoe in tbe i^UotoneCTe of S50tc!)e0) 15 

 Dot^ cure tiie naug^tie (mttte , ano lotiDe tetters o; frabbes 



of men, and t)o;re0 , hine, anDd^eepe^if t^eFbetoaH^eotliere^ 

 iuit^alL 



qpenoo mt^tt gatljertbefe nut0 fo^mansbfe, cett^e^be € 



Ciocete ano goo fbj to eat, anot^e? boalmoQ feme to all tlioCeo 



pnrpo(e0 > toljereunto t^z ntxts of t^e pine apple ^rnelles do 

 Terue* 



Of Birch tree. Chap. Ixxv jj. 



m * 



^ 7i&tf defcrtption, 



l^e Birc^ Dotb often grotoe to a great Ijiglj tra, ixsti^ ma» 



n^ b;anc|e0 , toll vd^ ^mt mans (tnaU roDs o; ttoigs ber ie 



limber ano pliant , anD molt commonli? ibangtng DoUme^ 



toarD , anD totU abiDe to be botoeo eaOl^ ani? loa^ t^at one lift, 



%^z barfte of tf)e B^ng ttoigs anD b^mbea is piaine anD rmmtfr, 



anDfuU of fap , anD of tbe colour of a cljelhut : but tbe barfee of 



tlje boDB anD greafeft bjanci)c« of t^ie tr« is ijarDe toitljout, 



tobtte. 



